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It conveys the idea of being inflated with self-conceit or having an exaggerated sense of one's own importance. This term is often used in a negative context to warn against the dangers of pride and self-exaltation.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, pride and honor were significant cultural values. However, the New Testament teachings often countered these societal norms by promoting humility and servanthood, as exemplified by Jesus Christ. The use of "phusioó" reflects the early Christian community's emphasis on humility and the dangers of pride, which were seen as contrary to the teachings of Christ.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>5448</b> <i>physióō</i> (from <i>physa</i>, "air-bellows") – properly, inflate by blowing; (figuratively) swelled up, like an egotistical person spuing out arrogant ("puffed-up") thoughts.</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from phusa (bellows)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to puff or blow up<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>arrogant (5), inflated (1), makes arrogant (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5448: φυσιόω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">φυσιόω</span></span>, <span class="greek2">φυσιω</span>; passive, present <span class="greek2">φυσιοῦμαι</span>; perfect participle <span class="greek2">πεφυσιωμενος</span>; 1 aorist <span class="greek2">ἐφυσιωθην</span>; <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> (from <span class="greek2">φύσις</span>), <span class="accented">to make natural, to cause a thing to pass into nature</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Clement of Alexandria</span>; <span class="abbreviation">Simplicius</span>). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> equivalent to <span class="greek2">φυσάω</span>, <span class="greek2">φυσιάω</span> (from <span class="greek2">φῦσα</span> a pair of bellows), <span class="accented">to inflate, blow up, blow out, to cause to swell up</span>; tropically, <span class="accented">to puff up, make proud</span>: <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/8-1.htm">1 Corinthians 8:1</a>; passive, <span class="accented">to be puffed up, to bear oneself loftily, be proud</span>: <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/4-18.htm">1 Corinthians 4:18</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/5-2.htm">1 Corinthians 5:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/13-4.htm">1 Corinthians 13:4</a>; <span class="greek2">ὑπό</span> <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">νως</span> <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">σαρκός</span> <span class="greek2">αὐτοῦ</span>, <a href="/interlinear/colossians/2-18.htm">Colossians 2:18</a>; <span class="greek2">ὑπέρ</span> <span class="greek2">τίνος</span> (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ὑπέρ</span></span>, I. 2 (and cf. 5)) <span class="greek2">κατά</span> <span class="greek2">τίνος</span>, <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/4-6.htm">1 Corinthians 4:6</a> (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἵνα</span></span>, II. 1 d.). (Ecclesiastical and Byzantine writings.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>puff up. <p>From <a href="/greek/5449.htm">phusis</a> in the primary sense of blowing; to inflate, i.e. (figuratively) make proud (haughty) -- puff up. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5449.htm">phusis</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εφυσιωθησαν εφυσιώθησάν ἐφυσιώθησάν πεφυσιωμενοι πεφυσιωμένοι πεφυσιωμενων πεφυσιωμένων φυσιοι φυσιοί φυσιοῖ φυσιουμενος φυσιούμενος φυσιουσθε φυσιούσθε φυσιοῦσθε φυσιουται φυσιούται φυσιοῦται ephusiothesan ephusiōthēsan ephysiothesan ephysiōthēsan ephysiṓthesán ephysiṓthēsán pephusiomenoi pephusiōmenoi pephusiomenon pephusiōmenōn pephysiomenoi pephysioménoi pephysiōmenoi pephysiōménoi pephysiomenon pephysioménon pephysiōmenōn pephysiōménōn phusioi phusioumenos phusiousthe phusioutai physioi physioî physioumenos physioúmenos physiousthe physioûsthe physioutai physioûtai<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/4-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 4:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural">V-PSM/P-2P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τοῦ ἑνὸς <b>φυσιοῦσθε</b> κατὰ τοῦ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> one <span class="itali">of you will become arrogant</span> in behalf<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> one <span class="itali">of you be puffed up</span> for<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/4-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> one <span class="itali">you be puffed up</span> against the<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/4-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 4:18</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural">V-AIP-3P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πρὸς ὑμᾶς <b>ἐφυσιώθησάν</b> τινες </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> some <span class="itali">have become arrogant,</span> as though<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Now some <span class="itali">are puffed up,</span> as though I<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/4-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to you <span class="itali">were puffed up</span> some<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/4-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 4:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural">V-RPM/P-GMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">λόγον τῶν <b>πεφυσιωμένων</b> ἀλλὰ τὴν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of those <span class="itali">who are arrogant</span> but their power.<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the speech <span class="itali">of them which are puffed up,</span> but<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/4-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> word of those who <span class="itali">are puffed up</span> but the<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/5-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 5:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural">V-RPM/P-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ὑμεῖς <b>πεφυσιωμένοι</b> ἐστέ καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">You have become arrogant</span> and have not mourned<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> ye are <span class="itali">puffed up,</span> and have<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/5-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> And you <span class="itali">puffed up</span> are and<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/8-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 8:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-PIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἡ γνῶσις <b>φυσιοῖ</b> ἡ δὲ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Knowledge <span class="itali">makes arrogant,</span> but love<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Knowledge <span class="itali">puffeth up,</span> but<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/8-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> knowledge <span class="itali">puffs up</span> but<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/13-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 13:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular">V-PIM/P-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">περπερεύεται οὐ <b>φυσιοῦται</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> does not brag <span class="itali">[and] is not arrogant,</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> is not <span class="itali">puffed up,</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/13-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> is boastful not <span class="itali">is puffed up</span><p><b><a href="/text/colossians/2-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Colossians 2:18</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-PPM/P-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐμβατεύων εἰκῇ <b>φυσιούμενος</b> ὑπὸ τοῦ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/colossians/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> on [visions] he has seen, <span class="itali">inflated</span> without cause<br><a href="/kjvs/colossians/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> seen, vainly <span class="itali">puffed up</span> by his<br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/2-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> detailing vainly <span class="itali">puffed up</span> by the<p><b><a href="/greek/5448.htm">Strong's Greek 5448</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5448.htm">7 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/ephusio_the_san_5448.htm">ἐφυσιώθησάν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/pephusio_meno_n_5448.htm">πεφυσιωμένων — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/pephusio_menoi_5448.htm">πεφυσιωμένοι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/phusioi_5448.htm">φυσιοῖ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/phusioumenos_5448.htm">φυσιούμενος — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/phusiousthe_5448.htm">φυσιοῦσθε — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/phusioutai_5448.htm">φυσιοῦται — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/5447.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5447"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5447" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/5449.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5449"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5449" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>